DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Hundreds of students ran screaming from the lecture hall three months ago to escape a gunman who had opened fire inside. On Saturday, while much of the rest of the campus celebrated graduation, a somber Laurel Dubowski stood outside the building's glass doors.
"I'm still very, very sad," she said, her voice breaking. "I'm devastated."
ke the day as joyous as possible for the more than 3,000 students receiving degrees.

DEKALB, Ill. - _ Gayle Dubowski was among the first to receive an undergraduate degree Saturday at Northern Illinois University's commencement ceremonies, and several hundred seniors stood and cheered as a school official read her name.
The 20-year-old was one of five students killed by a gunman earlier this year, and it was her parents and brother who walked onto the auditorium stage to accept the College of Liberal Arts degree posthumously. NIU's president gave each a hug.
dents in a black commencement gown. "We cannot control the circumstances of this gift of perspective, but each of us can decide how to use it."

By Jameel Naqvi | Daily Herald Staff In a semester defined by tragedy and triumph, Saturday's commencement ceremonies at Northern Illinois University were

By AP DEKALB, Ill. - Graduation ceremonies will be held Saturday at Northern Illinois University, about three months after a gunman killed five students in a lecture hall.
NIU plans to pay tribute to those whose lives were lost with a moment of silence at the start of the ceremony in DeKalb.
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By Steve Schmadeke | Tribune reporter Eric Mace and his wife packed up their truck and took a three-week road trip that ended Tuesday when they scattered

CHICAGO (CBS) ― Three months. That's all that separated five Northern Illinois University students from receiving their degrees. The NIU community will send